03/28/2024 SOURCE: srnnews.com
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Shoppers may get a bitter surprise in their Easter baskets this year. Chocolate eggs and bunnies are more expensive than ever as changing climate patterns eat into global cocoa supplies and the earnings of farmers in West Africa. About three-quarters of the world’s cocoa — the main ingredient in chocolate — […]
It's a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits - SRN News
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03/28/2024 SOURCE: www.nbcnews.com
Farmers in India and across Europe are protesting the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine, rising competition and climate change mitigation, among other issues.
Why are angry farmers blocking highways from Paris to New Delhi?
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03/28/2024 SOURCE: whatsupnewp.com
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is currently accepting applications from producers across Rhode Island for conservation funding. The funding is part of an effort to help farmers, forest owners, […]
Rhode Island farmers, forest owners, oyster growers, and urban growers can apply for conservation funding from USDA
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03/28/2024 SOURCE: www.nature.com
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03/28/2024 SOURCE: phys.org
Sheep and goat breeding plays a vital socioeconomic role in the agricultural sector across Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) and beyond, providing valuable resources such as meat, milk, and ...
Effective data management plays vital role for smallholder sheep and goat breeding programs
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03/28/2024 SOURCE: www.foxnews.com
A major hail storm near Houston knocked out large parts of a major solar farm, sparking energy reliability and chemical exposure concerns among nearby residents.
Hail cripples massive solar farm, sparking resident concern about vulnerable 'green' tech
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03/28/2024 SOURCE: extension.msstate.edu
Pecan trees are popular landscape trees in Mississippi and many areas of the southeastern United States. Most homeowners expect pecan trees to serve a dual purpose, providing both shade and tasty
Disease and Insect Management for Pecans in Home Landscapes
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03/28/2024 SOURCE: cronkitenews.azpbs.org
The flower fields once grown by Japanese American farmers along part of Baseline Road have now been replaced by housing and urban development. Despite the drastic changes to the South Mountain area, the unique subclimate at the base of the mountain makes it the perfect place for agriculture and farming.
South Phoenix flower fields are gone, but urban agriculture persists
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03/28/2024 SOURCE: www.thecooldown.com
Turkish startup Afara has developed a fully electric cotton-picking robot that could up farm production by 20%.
Cotton farmer develops new machine to revolutionize the way we harvest crops — improving production by 20%
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03/28/2024 SOURCE: www.thevindicator.com
DAYTON — As the area continues to grow, it brings change, but for a once thriving rice farming community, its rich history has become a thing of the past. Last week, a pair of local projects helped make that reality even more apparent as crews began demolition of the old American Rice Growers dryer in downtown Dayton, and land developers announced they had obtained an area off Highway 99 and FM 686 from a family synonymous with the rice industry. The dryer served as a hub for rice farmers. In fact, Dayton's moniker, the crossroads, is due in great part to that very facility.
A changing landscape:
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